In 1947, when Ye Jianying flew back to Yan'an, Zhou Enlai personally greeted him and shook hands with him. The revolutionary friendship between Zhou Enlai and Ye Jianying originated at the Whampoa Military Academy in 1924

In 1947, when Ye Jianying flew back to Yan'an, Zhou Enlai personally greeted him and shook hands with him.

The revolutionary friendship between Zhou Enlai and Ye Jianying originated from the Whampoa Military Academy, in 1924, the Whampoa Military Academy was established, Ye Jianying served as the deputy director of the Whampoa Military Academy's professorial department, and in the same year, Zhou Enlai returned to France as the director of the political department of the Whampoa Military Academy.

During this period, Ye Jianying sincerely admired the revolutionary spirit and work style of the Communists, so he strongly demanded to join the Communist Party. Ye Jianying's first application failed to get his wish.

After the failure of the domestic revolution in 1927, Ye Jianying resolutely decided to abandon the old Chiang Kai-shek's high-ranking official Houlu to join the Communist Party, and under the introduction of Zhou Enlai, Ye Jianying officially became a communist, and then Ye Jianying responded to the Nanchang Uprising and led the Guangzhou Uprising.

In the later revolutionary career, Ye Jianying and Zhou Enlai became compatible with each other, both of them saved each other's lives, and Ye Jianying also did his best to assist Zhou Enlai in his work, and Zhou Enlai also protected Ye Jianying many times to avoid him being impacted.

The two can be said to be the intersection of life and death.